Elias reached for the monitor, his eyes welling with tears. But as he touched the screen, the image shifted. The "love" the file promised began to distort. The woman's face elongated, her smile stretching until it was no longer human. The background of the park dissolved into a static-filled void.
The final image that popped up was a photo of his front door, taken from the outside. In the reflection of the glass, he could see a tall, shadowed figure holding a phone, captured at the exact moment the file finished extracting. seentolove.7z
Outside his room, in the silent hallway, Elias heard the distinct, metallic click of his front door unlocking. Elias reached for the monitor, his eyes welling with tears